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Re: Armoured Cruisers
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:23 am
by Brian James
Armoured Cruiser Jules Michelet pictured at Saigon c1923..She was a development of the Léon Gambetta Class and was the sole representative of its type. She served during the First World War being eventually sunk as a target in 1937.
Re: Armoured Cruisers
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 3:48 pm
by Pelican
This puts the concept of dazzle camouflage into perspective.
The ship is Free French light cruiser Gloire, c. 1944.
Also see -
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-ar ... sO47vSLSu0
Which contains a lot of naval content.
Re: Armoured Cruisers
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:17 am
by timlewin
By 1944 optical range-finding for gunnery was pretty much surpassed by radar so dazzle and camouflage was in the process of becoming unnecessary, but it still looks the part.